Weekend Gym Dates

My boyfriend and I are making it a point to do gym dates on the weekends, ususally we go on sunday mornings but we discovered that if we go both days we can pretty much enjoy all the equipment and the weights because there isn't as many people if you go early on a weekend. 

I like to try out the weights and different kind of strength training but I feel so silly when I try something new because there is always a hurd of guys in the weight section and it's embarrassing if you have no idea what your doing.  On weekends when there is limited people or less intimiating people around it's easier to try new things and try out all the equipment that you wouldn't try if there were people around. 

Things I got to try this weekend without feeling judged.... Lunges (ouch!), jump rope, a weight machine that I have been wanting to try but wasn't sure how to use it and now I know so I can use it even when there are other people there.

I'm really enjoying the gym lately, it just makes you feel good when you go, but the only bummer is when you go at night like 7 like I do you only really get the feel good for a few hours until you go to bed, I just can't get myself to get up early enough to go before work, which is kinda ridiculous since I don't have to be to work till 830.... I might have to try it one of these days to see if it makes much of a difference.

I have been doing really good on my eating lately I've used the biggest loser books to help me figure out how many calories and what I should be eating, and I found that about 1900 calories is what I should be eating a day and then that will go down as I lose weight (which as been a lack thereof).  As far as what I have been eating,

Breakfast I eat a Special K flatbread sausage egg and cheese sandwich, with a organic lowfat chocolate milk.
Snack a special K protein bar
Lunch a Deli flat with a laughing cow cheese wedge spread on it and turkey breast lunchmeat, cottage cheese, and today I had some special k chips
Snack another Special K protein bar
Dinner... This one is tricky I try to not eat any carbs for dinner since I eat both my servings at breakfast and lunch so I usually will make some sort of meat with a veggie, tonight I have planned to make apple chicken brats cut up with onions peppers and potatoes in my skillet, we try to buy potatoes that aren't white potatoes cause those aren't as good for you.

Snack if I still have calories left to eat I usually eat a vanilla greek yogurt, sometimes with kashi in it for crunch. 

WOW that is a lot of SPECIAL K.... ha.  I didn't plan it that way I guess I just happened to buy a lot of special k items at the store lately.
* the new flatbread breakfast sandwiches are really good!  I like to eat something hot for breakfast thats why I usually resort to eating gas station pizza or a breakfast sandwich from their because I don't have much time to cook breakfast ( god for bid I give up 10 minutes of sleep...) They only take 1 minute 30 seconds in the microwave so that is pretty manageable.... Guess that is my advertising bonus for Special K's new product . :)

Happy Birthday to my wonderful mom today! LOVE YOU MOM! :)